Bullshit

Origin of: Bullshit

Bullshit

Eloquent but baseless rhetoric; originally American slang dates from the early 20th century, from bull meaning to deceive, cheat or fraud that dates back to 1500s, from the Old French boler or bouler to deceive. The suffix “shit” is merely a vulgar intensifier for bull, and as such has nothing to do with the animal. See also Bull and Cock-and bull-story.